Top 10 Best Movies of the Last 25 Years

DV8 · Post by **DV8** » Sun Nov 10, 2002 9:39 am

In an article on the BBC news website, British film critics voted on the best movies of the past twenty-five years. These are the top eleven [don't ask]:

Apocalypse Now (Francie Ford Coppola, 1979)
Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
Fanny and Alexander (Ingmar Bergman, 1982)
GoodFellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)
Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)
Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982)
Chungking Express (Wong Kar-Wai, 1994)
Distant Voices, Still Lives (Terence Davies, 1988)
Once Upon A Time in America (Sergio Leone, 1983)
Yi yi (A One and a Two) (Edward Yang, 1999)

OverLord · Post by **OverLord** » Sun Nov 10, 2002 3:02 pm

Blade Runner! WOOHOO!

MooCow · Post by **MooCow** » Sun Nov 10, 2002 3:54 pm

ok... I haven't even heard of even half the movies on that list. God, I have no culture.....

Either that, or the British have no taste.....

Toryu · Post by **Toryu** » Sun Nov 10, 2002 4:19 pm

Especially since the majority of those films are actually American.

Serious Paul · Post by **Serious Paul** » Sun Nov 10, 2002 5:28 pm

I have seen most of these movies with Once Upon a time in AMerica being one of my favorites, but for the life of me how they thought Do the Right Thing even rated inclusion is beyond me.

Szechuan · Post by **Szechuan** » Sun Nov 10, 2002 5:47 pm

The stupid prats missed all of the good, non-mainstream stuff! Where's Amelie, you bastards!

If you want a good list voted by actual people, check out IMDB's top 250.

Eva · Post by **Eva** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 1:12 am

Szechuan wrote:Where's Amelie, you bastards!

Again, you rock so muchly.. I'm confused.

GQ did a top <whatever> of movies for their anniversary issue and I hadn't even heard of half of them. I'm pretty knowledgeable in the field of movies, so when some dude lists like 23 movies as the best ever and I've never heard of them, I'm a little less likely to run out and get all of them. As for movies like Fanny and Alexanderand Chungking Express,they've been on my To Watch list for a while.

Serious Paul · Post by **Serious Paul** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 5:00 am

Amelie what?

Look in my humble opinion in order to be one of the top 25 movies of all time, the general public who watches movies, let alone a real geek like me that loves movies, should at least have heard of the title.

That said, is this movie Eurospecific? I mean a movie that did well over there? If so maybe we should clarify. You know, best US, best Euro, etc...

However movies like ET, Star Wars are known world wide. So is Apocalypse Now, Raging Bull, Bladerunner, and more.

So whats Bulldreks top ten? Eleven or whatever?

Bethyaga · Post by **Bethyaga** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 5:38 am

Here's My top 25 from newest to oldest:

Memento
The Emperor's New Groove
Unbreakable
Girl Interrupted
Fight Club
American Pie
The Matrix
Galaxy Quest
Shakespeare in Love
The Usual Suspects
Toy Story
The Shawshank Redemption
Pulp Fiction
Forrest Gump
Schindler's List
Groundhogs Day
Resevoir Dogs
Beauty and the Beast
Silence of the Lambs
Dangerous Liasons
The Princess Bride
Highlander
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Blade Runner
It's a Wonderful Life

Thorn · Post by **Thorn** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 6:01 am

Fabulous list, Bethie.

And all hail the wholly underappreciated Emperor's New Groove!

Vralkie · Post by **Vralkie** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 10:09 am

w00t, emperor's new groove ez da shiz-nat!...

Daki · Post by **Daki** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 2:54 pm

What the??? Raise the Red Lantern didn't make the list? Bad Brits! BAAAAD!

DV8 · Post by **DV8** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 3:19 pm

Daki wrote:What the??? Raise the Red Lantern didn't make the list? Bad Brits! BAAAAD!

It wasn't that good. But I have to admit, I wouldn't rate some of the films on here quite as good, either.

Ryan Murphy · Post by **Ryan Murphy** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 4:52 pm

Here would be a top 11 favorite movies list for me, in no particular order (save the order in which I remember them):

1. Full Metal Jacket
2. The Shining
3. The Last Temptation of Christ
4. Memento
5. Unforgiven
6. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
7. The Great Escape
8. Blade Runner
9. Raiders of the Lost Ark
10. Se7en
11. Marathon Man

For what it's worth, though...

If you want a good list voted by actual people, check out IMDB's top 250.

Somehow I have more faith in a bunch of accountable people who have seen more movies than I ever will than a bunch of faceless people who can click on a button on a website and not have to explain why they like a certain movie better than another movie.

Not that I'm an expert, now... but at least I could tell someone why I liked Raiders of the Lost Ark, an action-adventure movie, over Citizen Kane, considered by some to be the "grand-daddy" of movies... then again, the explanation /does/ amount to a lot of clicking on a keyboard as well

Now, mind you, a lot of the movies in /my/ list are most certainly up there on the IMDB list. Then again, I can't claim which one is the best. All I did was put up 11 movies I really liked (though the entries slowed down at about #7).

Daki · Post by **Daki** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 5:18 pm

Okay, my top 11 (not limited to the last 25 years for one reason):

1. The Godfather (the one reason)
2. The Godfather II
3. Empire Strikes Back
4. Raiders of the Lost Arc
5. The Last Emperor
6. Ran
7. The Sting
8. Goodfellas
9. Dr. Strangelove
10. The Usual Suspects
11. Braveheart

Gunny · Post by **Gunny** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 5:31 pm

*edit's Daki's list and adds The Matrix*

*then spanks Daki because he's a bad monkey!*

Daki · Post by **Daki** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 5:34 pm

The Matrix is a great movie but I don't think it's one of the 11 best IMO. It goes in the top 20 along with other movies like Patton.

Gunny · Post by **Gunny** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 5:38 pm

yeah?! I don't think Godfather should be anywhere NEAR a top 250!!! Al Pacino is a hack!! A HACK!!!!

Nigga JP · Post by **Nigga JP** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 5:45 pm

Daki wrote:What the??? Raise the Red Lantern didn't make the list? Bad Brits! BAAAAD!

Is that based on the book by Su Tong? If I had to pick one of his books to make a movie out of it would have definately been 'Rice.'

DV8 · Post by **DV8** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 6:38 pm

Gunny wrote:yeah?! I don't think Godfather should be anywhere NEAR a top 250!!! Al Pacino is a hack!! A HACK!!!!

<voice class="tony_montana">I kill yoo, ya cackaroach!</voice>

Brineshrimp · Post by **Brineshrimp** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 7:27 pm

Hmm, my top 11 (plus one), huh?

1. Enter the Dragon. (Who needs a plot when you have Bruce?) What other movie helped launch Asian actors and martial arts more into the mainstream US audience?

The Bruce Lee-version of Game of Death is damn cool too.

2. Drunken Master. It helped change the face of martial arts movies from I'm-going-to-whoop-your-ass to I'm-going-to-whoop-your-ass-in-a-funny-and-normally-dangerous-way. (And hell, Jackie was in Enter the Dargon too. You gotta love that.)

3. The Star Wars Trilogy. I know this really counts as three, but I love them all equally.

4. Real Genuis. Does anyone remember when Val Kilmer had a sense of humor? Spy Hard, anyone?

5. The Terminator. It showed you didn't need a huge budget to make a quality sci-fi film.

6. Made. Vince Vaughn is absolutely hysterical (and annoying) in this flick. I loved it.

7. Godzilla. Sure it was a man in a rubber suit, who cares? It was a big success when it came out and started a whole line of copycats. (The original Gamera was cool too.) For a silly Godzilla-esque movie watch Gorgo. Basically, replace Tokyo with London.

8. Time Bandits. Two words: funny midgets. The end was a tad odd, but bearable.

9. Empire of the Sun. Before he was slaying dragons (Reign of Fire), Christian Bale was a silly British boy trying to survive in a Japanese controlled WWII internment camp.

10. Vampire Hunter D. I just really find this movie entertaining. It's nothing special, but it's good for some decent animated violence.

11. Cubed. Or was it Cube? I forgot. Either way, it was a cool movie. And if anyone can tell me what the hell the ending meant, I'd appreciate it. I have some ideas, but God only knows if they're right.

12. Indiana Jones Trilogy. Once again, counts as three, but I loved them all. (Yes, even Temple of Doom.)

Bethyaga · Post by **Bethyaga** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 7:37 pm

Top Secret, Brine. Spy Hard was Leslie Neilson.

MooCow · Post by **MooCow** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 7:46 pm

. Cubed. Or was it Cube ?

Are you talking about Cube?

I thought this was a pretty freaky movie. What happened at the end that was a confusing interpretation? I can't recall.

My sister liked it, but had severe problems with the Number Logic they used. She's a Mathmetician (by degree). she tried to explain what was wrong, but my poor little Engineer's brain curled up and died trying to understand.

Brineshrimp · Post by **Brineshrimp** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 8:09 pm

Bethyaga wrote:Top Secret, Brine. Spy Hard was Leslie Neilson.

Thanks, Bethy. I knew it didn't look right. Damn brain.

Szechuan · Post by **Szechuan** » Mon Nov 11, 2002 9:24 pm

Eva wrote:
Szechuan wrote:Where's Amelie, you bastards!
Again, you rock so muchly.. I'm confused.

*Feels all special*

GQ did a top <whatever> of movies for their anniversary issue and I hadn't even heard of half of them.

Ya, I know what you mean. It always seems like the really great ones are overlooked...

Cash · Post by **Cash** » Tue Nov 12, 2002 1:00 am

MooCow wrote:My sister liked it, but had severe problems with the Number Logic they used. She's a Mathmetician (by degree). she tried to explain what was wrong, but my poor little Engineer's brain curled up and died trying to understand.

Moo:: Should have grabbed a calulator.

Szechuan · Post by **Szechuan** » Tue Nov 12, 2002 3:00 am

Oh, yeah. Top 10 movies/series, in no particular order (except Blow as #1, cuz' it's the only movie that makes me cry every time I watch it...)

1. Blow
2. Donnie Darko
3. Requiem For A Dream
4. Amelie (aka la fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain)
5.Wings of Honneamise - only anime i've seen that would hold its own as an actual film.
6. Alien/Aliens
7. The Usual Suspects
8. Fight Club
9. Edward Scissorhands
10.Nightmare Before Christmas

MooCow · Post by **MooCow** » Tue Nov 12, 2002 3:32 am

10.HBO Spawn series.

If we start including HBO/SHO/CIN/Hallmark/etc mini-series, this opens up a whole new ball park. My top ten would deffinently include "From Earth to the Moon" and "Band of Brothers". Not only are these entertaining Docu-Dramas, but you might even learn a thing or two.

Serious Paul · Post by **Serious Paul** » Tue Nov 12, 2002 4:35 am

Lets stick with movies, we'll open a thread, or I will for TV series.

Nexusvoid · Post by **Nexusvoid** » Tue Nov 12, 2002 5:13 am

1: Heat
2: Saving Private Ryan
3: Black hawk Down
4: Donnie Brasco
5: Patton
6: Apocalypse Now
7: Payback
8: Ronin
9: Brotherhood of the Wolf
10: Spy Game

List subject to change when I think of other good movies that I've seen.

Eva · Post by **Eva** » Tue Nov 12, 2002 7:45 am

Brineshrimp wrote:6. Made. Vince Vaughn is absolutely hysterical (and annoying) in this flick. I loved it.

Madebut not Swingers? Both Vince Vaugh and Jon Favreau are better in it, and you don't want to kill Vince Vaughn every time he opens his mouth. Then again, I'm all about Swingers. Not what you'd call objective. :o)

Szechuan · Post by **Szechuan** » Tue Nov 12, 2002 1:24 pm

I used "Spawn" because I own the movies, so technically it's legit

But I'll edit my list...

Jestyr · Post by **Jestyr** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 11:05 am

Bandwagon! *jump*

My top 11, not really in order:

* Gosford Park
* The Fifth Element
* Fight Club
* Ronin
* The Blues Brothers
* Shrek
* Snatch
* The Nightmare Before Christmas
* Army of Darkness
* Contact
* Hackers [put this in the 'guilty pleasures' category if you must]

I'm in the middle of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead at the moment, and oddly amused by that too. Reservoir Dogs and 12 Monkeys should get honorable mentions, too.

Note that these aren't necessarily the movies I think are the 'best', in a critical sense. They're just... fun.

Edit: Shoot me. How did I not mention The Crow?

Nexusvoid · Post by **Nexusvoid** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 11:16 am

I should probably add The Negotiator somewhere in there, but I'm not sure where, exactly, to put it.

Daki · Post by **Daki** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 4:04 pm

One other honorable mention would have to be The Seven Samurai.

Serious Paul · Post by **Serious Paul** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 4:12 pm

Hmm, after much deliberation I have a list but I am not sure I can number it any real sort of way::

Where Eagles Dare

Gleaming the Cube

Grosse Point Blank

Pump Up the Volume

The Shawshank Redemption Perhaps one of the best prison movies ever made.

The Godfather

Once Upon a Time in America

The Dark Crystal

Red Dawn

Das Boot

Air Force One

Blade Runner

Well thats a decent list I think.

Cash · Post by **Cash** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 2:14 am

Eva wrote:
Brineshrimp wrote:6. Made. Vince Vaughn is absolutely hysterical (and annoying) in this flick. I loved it.
Madebut not Swingers? Both Vince Vaugh and Jon Favreau are better in it, and you don't want to kill Vince Vaughn every time he opens his mouth. Then again, I'm all about Swingers. Not what you'd call objective. :o)

Amen, Eva. At least in Swingers, you were interested in their lives...

lordhellion · Post by **lordhellion** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 8:20 pm

Are you all listing your favorite movies, or what you think are the best movies? Or am I the only one who sees a difference?

MooCow · Post by **MooCow** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 8:39 pm

I can see where you could make the difference. But since I'm a selfish bastard, I'm gonna say movies that I liked are the best movies.

lordhellion · Post by **lordhellion** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 9:38 pm

Touche.

In that case, staying in the last 25 years, and in no particular order:

Clerks
Run Lola Run
Life is Beautiful
Princess Mononoke
American Beauty
Four Rooms
Raiders of the Lost Arc
Chasing Amy
Highlander
Return of the Jedi

Cazmonster · Post by **Cazmonster** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 10:04 pm

Swingers kicks an amount of ass that cannot easily be calculated.

Daki · Post by **Daki** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 10:09 pm

Was that the movie where they kept saying "You're so money"?

Cazmonster · Post by **Cazmonster** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 10:23 pm

Yes, but that's not the part I really liked.

Jestyr · Post by **Jestyr** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 10:48 pm

lordhellion wrote:Are you all listing your favorite movies, or what you think are the best movies? Or am I the only one who sees a difference?

Depending on how you define the purpose of movies, in general, you could say that the two are the same anyway.

MissTeja · Post by **MissTeja** » Sun Nov 24, 2002 1:17 am

My 10 (+1) would have to be:
INPO...

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Amelie (right on, Szechuan!)
3. American History X
4. Jaws
5. Signs
6. Silence of the Lambs
7. Saving Ryan's Privates (heh,heh)
8. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
9. Rain Man
10. Fight Club
11. American Beauty

Serious Paul · Post by **Serious Paul** » Sun Nov 24, 2002 4:29 am

I work in a prison, AMerican History X is GAWD like.

"Put your teeth on the curb."

I think I found my new sig...

Brineshrimp · Post by **Brineshrimp** » Sun Nov 24, 2002 6:37 am

Dammit. There's just too many movies I'd put in my list (many of which were mentioned by others).

*goes off to beat himself senseless for NOT mentioning The Crow*

CykoSpin · Post by **CykoSpin** » Sun Nov 24, 2002 7:14 am

I don't think that I could ever commit to a simple "top ten". All 150-odd movies that I currently own are personal favorites of mine (some of them may not be so as much as others, but I probably couldn't narrow it down to anything near ten, regardless). However, I'll list some of them that I don't believe have been mentioned:

- Leon (the international version of The Professional)
- The Boondock Saints
- Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
- Rob Roy
- Legend
- the Mad Max trilogy
- The Substitute
- the Evil Dead trilogy
- the "man with no name" trilogy (Fistful of Dollars; For a Few Dollars More; The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly)
- As Good As It Gets

Daki · Post by **Daki** » Mon Nov 25, 2002 5:16 pm

Just say Boondock Saints over the weekend. Good damn movie.

"Don't be such a fag." That one had me laughing for a good while.

CykoSpin · Post by **CykoSpin** » Tue Nov 26, 2002 10:58 am

Hell yeah! That movie kicks ass in ways a boot couldn't imagine.

Top 10 Best Movies of the Last 25 Years

Top 10 Best Movies of the Last 25 Years

yup

The Shrimp's Top 11.

Brain, you're fired!!!

Re: The Shrimp's Top 11.

Re: The Shrimp's Top 11.

Top 10 Films

Too many movies....